Magic Billion

The Magic Billion Story

There are over 63 countries globally with more than 80% employers struggling to find the right quality and quantity of talent. Let that sink in. If Global Research by top firms like McKinsey are to be believed, things are only going to become worse in the decades that follow. And India has abundant talent in all industry sectors, which can grow exponentially with global exposure.

This is the talent inequity that the father-daughter team - Basab and Aditi Banerjee - sought out to solve when they started Magic Billion in 2018. A chance discussion with a friend in Romania about how he couldn't grow his manufacturing company because young Romanians are not available to fill high skilled manufacturing roles. And these skill sets, along with many others, are readily available in India.The pilot project proved successful and now the first ever skilled and certified workers from India are working in their Plant in Romania.

In one year alone, Magic Billion has been able to curate the right kind of talent for employers in Romania, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Japan, UAE and Abu Dhabi. These include roles in the construction and manufacturing industries as well as those in healthcare, IT and agriculture, who we also prepared with language and culture immersion of the destination country. The proof has been in the pudding.

We are driven by a simple purpose: helping global employers fulfil the most critical talent gaps in their organisations today to enable them to reach their fullest potential.

Check out our corporate video - https://youtu.be/BWD0ptOhJmw

THE TEAM

Co-Founders

Basab Banerjee

Co-Founder and President

Basab brings 40 years in international vocational systems. After a tenure in the Army, Reliance, Airtel, and the Asian Development Bank, Basab supported the Government’s efforts in skill development, while at NSDC, designing competency frameworks and engaging with industry. Basab led GoI's talent cooperation efforts with the UK, Germany, Australia, NZ and Japan.At MB, Basab mobilises and trains high quality Indian talent. Not only has he built a huge database of qualified candidates, but collaborated to build India's finest World Class Testing and Training Centre. Basab is based in Delhi.

Aditi Banerjee

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Aditi brings 15 years in development finance and strategy and operations from multiple organisations, including the World Bank, the Boston Consulting Group and HRH Prince Charles' British Asian Trust. Aditi has worked (and lived) in various geographies including the US, France, the Middle East, North Africa, India and the UK. She also sits on the Advisory Board of the Breakfast Revolution – a non-profit targeting malnutrition in children.At MB, Aditi brings in global business and manages all client accounts. She was commended as an Asian Woman of Achievement in 2019. Aditi is based in London.

Experts

Zahir Koradia

Advisor, Technology

Head of Engineering at Up Learn, a London based EdTech startup. Ex-CTO at Gram Vaani. Zahir brings with him the experience of building multiple technology platforms from the ground up and building engineering teams from scratch. Zahir has a PhD in Computer Science from the IIT, Bombay.

Nishesh Mehta

Advisor, Strategy and Product

Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group, London (M&A and Technology practices). Prior to this, co-founder of Next Drop. Nishesh brings 12+ years experience straddling technology, strategy and operations. He has a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and an MBA from INSEAD.

Siddhartha Mallick

Overseas Recruitment Expert

16 years of international recruitment and corporate experience. Director in Nihal Overseas Recruitment Private Limited - a Government of India registered recruitment company.

Rohit Chandra

Talent Management Expert

Two decades of managing human resources in the Hospitality, Telecom, Retail and Real Estate industries with brands like ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Retail and DLF Ltd.